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Episode 36: Spectacle

We return to the city of Dol-Makjar where the Schemers took flight after the opening night of "KoTher'ai," dealing with the fallout (not only of that incredible debut opening of the play but also the debut opening of the resurrected Yanessa Halovar and her motion of no confidence on the Revolutionary Council). After the three big missions of that fateful evening (the rescue of Mara the Wing from Obrimus Manor) Wick and Tyranny along with Bolaire making their way to the meeting of the Sundered Houses to see the Schemers' efforts of driving a wedge between House Einfasen and House Tachonis pay their dividends. Also, finding your way to the Mercanaud Couturier (saving Kattigan Vale) telling your sisters that actually, Kattigan was dead and that the Mercanauds had killed each other fighting over that magic mask. Let's hope it sticks.
Of course, also, then the opening night, the creation of the Kaedra and the creation of a new (not only tree of the Miller's Road but a new) fairy glade, the most powerful one we have yet seen by the shores of Lake Nahami in the Tintazi Wood. The appearance of a dragon, if you can believe that.
In our previous adventure, all of you came together:

• Wick dealing with the horror of the life that he took at Obrimus Manor
• Hal dealing with the fallout of meeting Yanessa Halovar in his breakfast nook that morning
  • She had basically said, "It would be trivial to kill you, but I have to kill your story before I kill your person."
• Azune having his new driver as captain of the Arcane Marshalls.

Murray discovered her arcane thesis attuned to the Kibbenimkedaz (the book of the names of stones) saw the gems that the Tachonis had used in their attempted ritual to turn your pal Occtis (your former student) into the Deval Vindicta. You saw that there is a magical frequency that permeates all of Aramán based in Ilumi's Blanket and the actions of the Shapers and saw that this harmonizing impact on these magical gems could cast magic over long distances (a gift that was once common in Aramán but no longer since the death of the Shapers). You saw some way that the Tachonis had worked past that and that secret was unlocked for you in that moment as well (the beginnings of that secret).
You all got together, talked about what the hell you're supposed to do now. You guys shared a lot of secrets and compared a lot of notes about your individual knowledge of the Revolutionary Council.
Six members of the Council traveling from afar:

• those named from Ezir and the beastfolk from the Pact of Imlay
• the small folk, down to the general of Kahad and the Barrowdell himself
• the member who sits on behalf of the rebel houses of old Obridimia (the Sundered HOuses)
• as well as the final member of that Council (who I'm looking up right now to say in the recap) oh, Kavros.

Then of course, you got your three local ones because there are three seats held by Dol-Makjar itself as the birthplace of revolution. Agztash Splitknuckle. Hal's council member who has won a couple elections in a row. There have been some that have come through (but he's so beloved) who is currently tended to in his advanced age (having been an active veteran of the Shapers' War), he's 99.
Jekara Vodik (who is herself part of a proud family and lineage that is part of the Forge Clan, the upper crust of the city). Her son is betrothed to Audessio Cormoray (a member of one of the Sundered Houses). Then there was Effie Parvinas (the first human representative from the Horn District: the Fray and Caravan Hill) based on a large population of humans that have moved to the city (refugees from the various wars that have torn up these other kingdoms).
You guys set a couple plans in motion. You said, "We're gonna go to Tsul'rekshi together to make some very convincing invitations for us."
Long recap today, we haven't played in a while.
Asking Tsul'rekshi to make some persuasive invitations for you so that these Dol-Makjar Council members would come to the following night's showing of KoTher'ai (get a box seat, come take in some history). She agreed on the condition that she be given a private guided tour of the Villa Aurora. It's a great idea. Then she connected with Tyranny and gave you a bat, made out of smoke, in a bottle. She said
"My young lady please let us come and walk in the shadows, you and I, as demons we are wont to do."
We love that shit.
Then she made a passing reference to Hal running for the Revolutionary Council himself and said that he had her vote.
You guys had also sent some magpies out (telling your Magpie soldiers to keep an eye on the roads for any members of the Revolutionary Council or House Cormoray that might be coming down the road).
You asked Byrindra Moss (the librarian of the Grey Tower, the old, slow bullfolk) to produce the voting records of the past as many years as she can get her hands on (records from the Revolutionary Council).
You asked Elodie to keep the kids close. You also told Olgud,
"Get ready. We're gonna have some friends come by tomorrow."
Crosstown, Murray and Azune met with Effie Parvinas in a meeting that did not go very well. There was a sudden staunch reminder that your circles of the past two weeks have been extraordinarily radical. Quite revolutionary. You have been walking in the circles of those to whom the wickedness of the Sundered Houses is a point of naked and material fact. You met somebody who originally voted for the creation of the Chamber of Lords-Advisory.
Dol-Makjar is a city of bubbles. We're all living in a bubble, in that, for some people, Dol-Makjar is the city of the birthplace of revolution and they've all gone and seen "KoTher'ai" and are having the time of their goddamn lives attending the Old Path and being proud of their city's heritage. Then there's a lot of other people who are lost in a place where warlocks openly walk and traffic in the souls of those who don't want to wander a godless underworld when they die and they're looking for anyone with answers (and there's a very bright building that has them). So, it's a complicated city with a lot going on.
We ended our last episode discovering that, of that complexity, not only did you learn from Counselor Parvinas that the Professor Theodoro had been fired. Murray you're realizing over the past week you've been so focused on schemy schemes that something at the Penteveral might've gotten away from you. And that, Hal, one of the things that has happened at the Penteveral is Hero has been expelled.
We are going to cut back to this exact moment. Hal, you are in The Tanners, outside (perhaps a block or two from Tsul'rekshi). I think Tyranny and Wicander, you perceive Hal suddenly bowled over by this news. Hal, what do you do as you internalize this message that Hero has been expelled from the school?

Map of Dol-Makjar